MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. — One person is pronounced dead after a fatal accident on Highway 431 in Albertville, Wednesday morning.
Marshall County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 76-year-old Lanell Spann of Union Grove. The Albertville Police Police Department says Spann was traveling southbound before 9 a.m. when the single-vehicle wreck occurred.
Albertville Fire and Rescue confirm Spann’s vehicle rolled over with her inside near Gilbert & Baugh Ford, Inc. dealership. Witness told officers the 2008 white Chevrolet Impala veered off the right-hand side of the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned.
A release from Albertville Police says she retired from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department after many years of service.
Authorities add the accident is still under investigation.